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Schmidt, Jonathan D.; Luiselli, James K.; Rue, Hanna; Whalley, Katherine – Behavior Modification, 2013
Some students who have developmental disabilities avoid settings and activities that can improve their learning and quality of life. This two-phase study concerned an adolescent boy with autism who avoided the gross-motor exercise room, gymnasium, and music room at his school; he demonstrated distress, agitation, and problem behaviors when…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Positive Reinforcement
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Forehand, Rex L.; Merchant, Mary Jane; Long, Nicholas; Garai, Emily – Behavior Modification, 2010
This study examined the "Parenting the Strong-Willed Child" ("PSWC") book as a self-directed program for parents of 3- to 6-year-olds. Fifty-two parents were randomly assigned to "PSWC" or a comparison book, "Touchpoints: Three to Six." Assessments occurred at baseline, postintervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 2-month follow-up. The findings…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Child Rearing, Adolescents
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Allen, Daniel N.; Donohue, Brad; Sutton, Griffin; Haderlie, Michael; LaPota, Holly – Behavior Modification, 2009
Administrators of community-based treatment programs are increasingly being required to utilize psychometrically validated instruments to measure the effectiveness of their interventions. However, developers of psychometric measures have often failed to report strategies relevant to the administration of these measures in nontraditional settings…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Behavior Modification, Psychometrics, Evaluation Methods
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De Los Reyes, Andres; Kazdin, Alan E. – Behavior Modification, 2009
The article discusses a study involving a framework (range of possible changes [RPC] Model) developed and applied to identify patterns in consistent and inconsistent intervention outcomes effects by informant, measurement method, and method of statistical analysis to the meta-analytic study of trials testing two evidence-based interventions for…
Descriptors: Intervention, Adolescents, Children, Statistical Analysis
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Gaynor, Scott T.; Harris, Amanda – Behavior Modification, 2008
Determining the means by which effective psychotherapy works is critical. A generally recommended strategy for identifying the potential causal variables is to conduct group-level statistical tests of treatment mediators. Herein the case is made for also assessing mediators of treatment outcome at the level of the individual participant.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Adolescents, Psychotherapy, Depression (Psychology)
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Bustos, Theona; Jaaniste, Tiina; Salmon, Karen; Champion, G. David – Behavior Modification, 2008
This study was designed to investigate whether a brief intervention encouraging parental coping-promoting talk within the treatment room would have beneficial effects on infant pain responses to an immunization injection. Infant-parent dyads were recruited from a 6-month immunization clinic and randomized to an intervention group (n = 25) or…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Infants, Adolescents
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Tarrier, Nicholas; Taylor, Katherine; Gooding, Patricia – Behavior Modification, 2008
Suicide behavior is a serious clinical problem worldwide, and understanding ways of reducing it is a priority. A systematic review and meta-analysis were carried out to investigate whether Cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBTs) would reduce suicide behavior. From 123 potential articles, 28 studies met the entry criteria. Overall, there was a highly…
Descriptors: Suicide, Therapy, Prevention, Intervention
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Hawkins, Renee O.; Axelrod, Michael I. – Behavior Modification, 2008
Research has shown a positive correlation between time spent on homework and learning. However, students often engage in off-task behaviors to escape the demands of homework. Youth with emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD) are especially likely to engage in off-task behaviors. Effective interventions to increase on-task behavior during homework…
Descriptors: Homework, Behavior Problems, Behavior Disorders, Functional Behavioral Assessment
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Blount, Ronald L.; Piira, Tiina; Cohen, Lindsey L.; Cheng, Patricia S. – Behavior Modification, 2006
This article reviews the various settings in which infants, children, and adolescents experience pain during acute medical procedures and issues related to referral of children to pain management teams. In addition, self-report, reports by others, physiological monitoring, and direct observation methods of assessment of pain and related constructs…
Descriptors: Pain, Pediatrics, Medical Services, Infants
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Wysocki, Tim – Behavior Modification, 2006
This article reviews the empirical research literature on behavioral assessment and intervention methods in the context of diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents. The review summarizes the pathophysiology, medical management, and monitoring of pediatric type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Next, the article describes common behavioral barriers to…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Diabetes, Intervention
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Donohue, Brad – Behavior Modification, 2004
Although perpetrators of child neglect often abuse illicit substances, treatment outcome evaluations in drug-abusing young mothers who have been found to neglect their children are conspicuously absent. Problem-solving interventions and family-based therapies that include skill acquisition components have demonstrated effectiveness in…
Descriptors: Therapy, Mothers, Drug Abuse, Child Neglect
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Varnado-Sullivan, Paula J.; Zucker, Nancy – Behavior Modification, 2004
The Body Logic Program for Adolescents was developed as a two-stage intervention to prevent the development of eating disorder symptoms. Preliminary results indicate that this program shows promise as an effective prevention effort. The current article provides a detailed description of the protocol for implementing Body Logic Part I, a…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Logical Thinking, Intervention, Adolescents
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Lightfoot, Marguerita; Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane; Milburn, Norweeta G.; Swendeman, Dallas – Behavior Modification, 2005
This article presents a three-module intervention based on social action theory that focuses on health promotion and social identity formation for seropositive youth. The modules are designed to reduce transmission of HIV by reducing sexual and substance abuse acts, increasing healthy acts and adherence to care, and maintaining positive behavioral…
Descriptors: Social Action, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Intervention, Substance Abuse
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Friman, Patrick C.; Jones, Mark; Smith, Gail; Daly, Daniel L.; Larzelere, Robert – Behavior Modification, 1997
Examines whether substantial increases in the positive interactional ratios of six highly disruptive adolescents would decrease their behavior problems. Results indicate that the intervention significantly decreased behavior problems in the boys as a group. Discusses findings in terms of response-contingent reinforcement and systemic behavior…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Objectives
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Piacentini, John; Chang, Susanna – Behavior Modification, 2005
Chronic tic disorders, including Tourette's syndrome (TS), affect approximately .5% of children and adolescents. Although strong evidence exists supporting a neurobiological etiology, operant factors may play a role in the maintenance of tic behaviors. Pharmacological approaches remain the most commonly used intervention for chronic tic disorder…
Descriptors: Intervention, Etiology, Adolescents, Behavior Modification
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